Day Journals of James T. Redd - June 1856

Sun 1.
Carmel to meeting

Fair cool morning I went to Carmel with the Dr alarge congregation at Carmel Bro Burruss red a chapter etc Bro Saml at meeting went to Providence Mr Ribble & John went to hanover, we came up home this evening

M 2.

Fair a warm d - I went to Ma,s & to the mill went to hanover saw Edmond borrowed his dog [bray?] spindle & John Hulett traded horses a bsay for grey I went to the mill this evening - for dog saw Bro Saml at mill & Lin Edmond & others expected to brake the dam Mr Mahon came & carryed Dutch home Llewellyn & Collins went walking siftered a bag guano & sowed it by out gate E Field got a part of the land redy for Tobacco weeding - corn potatoes sweet watered plant beds etc

Tus 3.
sheared my sheep 11
44 lbs
Ma,s
Mrs Luck
Mr Southworth,
mill
Bro Saml
sheared sheep

Fair a very warm day I sheared my sheep the ram had 7 1/2 lbs wool 44 in all from 11 sheep I went to Mr Taylors to cary the 2 calvs or yerlings stoped at ma,s saw Mrs Luck there carryed Thomasia to Mr G Southworth, went to the mill with Mr Southworth I saw Dr Lin Collins Hancock & others at the mill they all wer washing etc Sister Sarah & Llewellyn went to Bro Samls sheared my sheep 44 lbs unwashed I marked 4 ewes & turned them out weeding corn watered plant beds

Th 5 th
Bro Saml,
Tobacco etc

Rain about night a good one Thomasia & 2 children & I went over to Bro Saml's met with Linneas at the mill - Lin came to Bro Ss set out 10 roes of tobaccco at E Field

Fr 6.
Bro Saml,

Rainy day spent the day at Bro Saml,s they have a good many strawberries patched up the fence beyond the rock spring

Sat 7.
Bro Saml,

Rain in morning & evening BroSam & I rode to island foard to look  at the river pass foarding at mill etc Sam went to Lins at night etc ploughing at the old place for tobacco put up a pair bars at E Field thining corn etc etc

Sun 8.
Bro Saml

Rain a hard shower Bro Saml & the girls went with us to the island foard this evening the Drs cornlooks very fine at island foard

M 9.
Carmel
Bro Trimble
Bro S.
46 cts
Mr Gouldin etc
ploughing etc
Tobacco etc

Rainy showery evening I went  with Thomasia & Llewellyn Harriet & Lizy to CarmelBro Trimble preached text 14 verse 6th Chapter fo Galatains he went to Bro Saml home but a few persons there I gave 46 cts to Bro Trimble Lewis at Ma,s Mr Gouldin ploughing at old place for tobacco halling out the manure there etc planting & ree planting tobacco thining corn etc

Tus 10.
Ma,s
Mr Gouldin
Lewis
Anna
Locus Grove
Ma, pasture
Tom Swann
$6.95
ploughing etc
thining corn

Rain a pretty shower I went to Ma,s to see Mr Gouldin saw Lewis cutting box sticks etc I went to the mill for umbrella  Ma,s spoke to Anna about the fowls etc went to Locust Grove Bob ploughing around the house etc etc came home & prepaired some corn for Anna,s fowls I went to Ma pasture Baly & Tom Swann came I gave Tom S my note for $6.95 cts for R - B Winston on Mr Taylors account I set out tomatoe - plants by shop ploughing by old place halling manure in the garden thining corn etc

W 11.
horse cart
corn
river fishtrap
tobacco land
corn etc

Cdy most of the day warm I worked on horse cart to day carryed some salt corn & sowed it in my wheat patch by Ann Thomasia Lizy & I walked to river I found a fish trap on the island ploughing tobacco - Land at End Field wormed it etc manured with guano halled 3 or 4 loads down thining corn weeding

Th 12.
Providence
2 cows
tobacco plants etc
Wm Robinson
[cow sketch]
[black hand sketch]
3 bags guano
set out tobacco etc
mill

Rain a shower this evenng I went to Providence & carryed 2 cows Emma & Mayday Barbara & Louisa are at Providence the Dr. gave me some tobacco plants I went to E Field to set out tobacco etc Wm Robinson had 1/2 bushel of irish potatoes 2/3 d & 25 cts that Lucy sent - got 1 dozen plated spoons. Daniel Cooper died to day carryed 3 bags of guanto to E Field & sowed it ploughed it in. Sent to Mr Renols for tobacco plants the Dr had sent corn to the mill etc etc

Fr 13.
tobacco etc
Mr Buttlers
Bro Saml
Barbara

Fair most of the day sent to Mrs Rs for plants & finished setting out by my barn E.f. I fixed a bench under starse or shelf I went to Mr Buttlers & to Bro Saml, Mrs Wheat was there Sam & Mollie went to Providence Barbara came over me to Ma,s Finished setting tobacco by E Field ploughing & rakg at Locust Grove for tobacco wed sweet potatoes scattered the manure in garden

Sat 14.
ice box
Ma,s
L. G.
potatoes
wheat & turkey
trap
colt hurt
tobaco land etc

Rain a pretty shower this morning windy I fixed the ice box in refrigerator & horse cart wheels etc I went to Ma,s carryed 1/2 bushel of potatoes went to old place had the potatoe patch laid off went to look at my wheat saw a wild Turkey - gobler I got a trap on the river the colt is hurt again - Barbara came to night getting tobacco land ready at Locust G set out a few plants choped 2 squares in garden & worke[d] some of the vegetables -

Sun 15.
Carmel
Providence
Bro Saml etc
Hill

Fair a little cool I went to Carmel carryed John & Jimy Harriet went with Sister Sarah Bro taylor preached I went to Providence to dinner Bro Saml & girls went & Lewis tom there Thomasia went to Ma,s & spent the day Lewis Hill came up to Anna, to day waided the river

M 16.
L Terrells
store 21 cts
Locust Grove
Linzy Terrells
John & Jimy
tobacco

Rain a little to day a pretty rain last night I went to L Terrells & store bought 1 1/4 ds bed tick for 21cts saw old W. Dr Winn & others Dickinson had Tates land deeded to him in trust went to the old place setting out tobacco stoped at Ma, I went to L Terrells this evening Dr D was there gave 2 pr shoes to try etc Terrell had a shed put to his house Harriet went to Mrs Willshirs John & Jimy went to river I went for them etc etc etc setting out tobacco at Locust Grove and ploughing sowing guano etc

Tues 17.
water mellon seed
Mahon
children at scool
tobacco ground etc
ploughing corn
weeding etc

Rainy evening a pretty rain I planted water mellon seed the ballance of the patch Manured it from the shop Mr Mahon came for corn I gave him some water mellon seed the children did not get home to night finished tobacco ground at L. G. and set out some plants ploughed potatoe patch etc throughing dirt to the corn commenced weeding & thining etc etc

W 18.
Locust Grove
Tobacco etc
Providence
[black hand sketch]
Redd
Ma,s
tobacco planted
Irish potatoes etc

Rain a few drops rained most of the night I went to the old place set out tobacco finished planting & reeplanting sent to Providence for plants did n ot get enough to reeplant with Cousin Billy Redd died last March I understand. Mrs Wood is quite sick I stoped at Ma,s Thomasia got a letter from Harrie[t] to day setting out tobacco reeplanting etc planted my seed irish potatoes by the shop set out some potatoe plants & warted [watered] some of them

Th 19.
sent to mill
Mahon 1/2 bl corn
Bro Saml
Dr A.
Providence
potatoe patch

Fair warm day I fixed a bottoom in the horse cart & sent to the mill with 1/2 barrell corn for Mahon and a turn for Mr Taylor etc sent to Bro Samls for Tobacco plants & to Dr Lins for cabbage plants Jessey broke the axle tree of the horse cart in ma,s I handled a rake etc etc we went to Providence & spent the day John & I gathered some turnip seed Barbara & Louisa at Prov ploughed potatoe patch sweet & Llewellyns - tobacco patch ploughed my water mellon patch etc hilled up the potatoes wed the corn set out the tobacco by out gate E Field & greens in garden etc etc

Fr 20.
Picknick
Planted for potatoes
cutting wheat
Ma,s
planted potates
cutting wheat

Fair a very warm d the Pick nick at Carmel to day I went to Locus Grove planted potatoes at the east end of the house commenced cutting wheat by Anna,s white may - finished by the barn & commenced in the other field went to Ma,s. ground a sythe blade planted irish potatoes at old place cutting wheat by barn E Field

Sat 21.
shoes to Terrells
store 20 cts
Wheat cutting etc
Mr Buttlers
Bro Saml,
cutting wheat

Fair a very warm day I carryed 2 pairs shoes to Linzy Terrell back again went to store picked out 2 candle sticks at 10 cts each. cutting wheat by Canfields finished the may wheat etc I spoke to Hacker to hire Brooks to cut wheat I went to Mr Buttlers for a coat summer, linnin went to Bro Saml carryede snaps cutting wheat by Canfields etc etc

Sun 22.
Cty Line

Fair a very warm day we went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Bro J. T Andersoon was there & Miss taff Clarence & Sam were there Clarence went home this evening saw sow & pigs in oat patch.

M 23.
windy d
Peter cutting wheat
Ma,s
Emily etc
cutting wheat
plantg tobacco etc

Rain this evening a very hard wind blew down the fence & the cows & steers came in the corn put up the fence put up the wheet shocks that blew down cutting wheet Peter commenced cutting to day about 12 ock cut till rain 2 or 3 hours Ma, rode to mill horse taken sick Emily Talley at Ma, saw Edmond Redd cutting wheat by Canfields reeplanting tobacco putg up wheat shocks etc

Tus 24.
potatoe vines
mill
plantg tobacco
cutting wheat

Rain a little this morning set out some sweet potatoe sprouts sent to Mr Harrises for tobacco plants set out by barn E Field went to Ma,s went to the mill putg up the last [arch?] of land Canfield cutting his wheat Peter cutting for me this evening reeplanting tobacco E F planted potatoe vines thining corn by ice house cutting wheat

W 25.
Miss Dandridge
Louisa
Miss Dickinson
Ma, &
Bridge etc
Peter cutg wheat
corn
cutting wheat

Rain this morning & this evening thundered & lightened a good deel this evening - Barbara & Louisa came up from the Dr,s this morning Emily came with them went back Miss Dickinson came with Harriet this evening - a cdy day warm Ma, had Sally Lewis to ride out went to see the bridge at mill Peter cut wheat from 10 ock till night he carryed sythe cradle to Winstons had 2 fingers put in Ma,s I saw Edmond on rode, faned out the corn at E Field it is injured cutting wheat 2 hands Lanzy halling wood

Th 26.
Collins & Co. store
looking glass & soap
Dr A
wheat
Providence
finished cutting wheat

Fairy very warm day rained a little last night I went to Store, bought a looking glass 70 cts 5 lbs soap 5 1/2 cts left them there.Saw the Dr coming from the mill, went to look at the bridge finished cutting my wheat this evening Llewellyn went to Providence brought up some flowers etc. Lanzy & Bob cutting to day - Peter went down to town. Barbara laid up to day. Finished cutting my wheat at E. Field.

Fr 27.
Flannel
water mellon vines
river etc
tooth etc
corn
corn to mill
cart etc

Very warm night last Rained a little it Lightens to night warm I pulled off my flannel last night thunders now I wed 4 rows of watermellon vines went to the river & threw the water out of my boat etc I pulled a tooth for Livy to day ploughing my corn by the kitchen thining etc shelled a turn corn sent to mill & brought up my horse cart from Ma,s Lanzy went to store for Mr Taylors fish a bl -

Sat 28.
Ma, Betty & Emily
store 2 looking glasses
corn
wheat etc

Fair a very warm day I put up my forward wheat at E Field I saw Edmond pass the rode I went to Ma,s this evening saw Betty & Emily there I went to the store bought 2 looking glasses 70 & 75 cts 3 lbs sugar 16 cts $1.98 saw L Terrell & others - Mrs Renols went to Richmond & had her breast cut out etc ploughing corn by shop put up my forward wheat & cleaned out the shed etc

Sun 29.
Carmel
Bro Broaddus preached
Lane
[black hand sketch]
Robinson etc

Fair a very warm d. Borrowed Ma,s buggy Louisa went to Carmel in that we went in barouch Bro Broaddus Andrew Jude preached his text 15th chapter of Luke 30 & 31 verses Bro Saml & family wer there Ma, was taken sick & came home we walked down to the river this evening etc Caroline Lane died last night & was burryed at Canfields John Robinson was drowned at Mr Colemans mill Hanover a child of one of the Cashes I pulled a tooth for a woman form Landora

M 30.
warm d
L Terrell
Ma,
Mahon
Rye etc

Fair a very warm day & night last so warm that we could not sleep good James Terrell came for Louisa Terrell this morning lent her my umbrella I went to Ma, & to Mahons hird of the death of Joh Robinson saw Edmond at Mahons cutting my Rye and ploughing corn thining etc etc